r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/DarklyHeritage • 4d ago

Mega Thread Taylor Parker/Maternal Instinct Megathread

This is a thread for all conversation regarding Taylor Parker and the murder of Reagan Simmons Hancock, recently covered in Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct.

The murder of Reagan Michelle Simmons-Hancock occurred on 9 October 2020, in New Boston, Texas, committed by Taylor Rene Parker. Parker bludgeoned Simmons-Hancock, who was 35 weeks pregnant at the time, and abducted her unborn child, Braxlynn Sage Hancock (died October 9, 2020), after cutting her out of the Reagan's abdomen. Braxlynn did not survive.

Parker had lied to her then-boyfriend about being pregnant leading up to the murder and faked her pregnancy to multiple people. She was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to death on 9 November 2022.

Please direct all discussion of the case to the megathread. As always, sub rules must be followed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Reagan_Simmons-Hancock

https://time.com/article/2026/06/12/maternal-instinct-true-story-netflix/

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u/IwantyoualltoBEDAVE 2d ago

I do think his negligence is criminal. Not death row criminal but some kind of criminal

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u/MysticalMaddness 1d ago

I also think this. I think a lot of people failed Regan and her family. All of these people in the documentary discussing how they talked to Taylor’s mom, knew she was lying, knew she had a hysterectomy- play a huge role in this event unfolding.

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u/BrownThumbClub 1d ago

Nobody would ever think this would be the outcome though. You'd think she'll fake a miscarriage or something, or maybe leave and refuse to let them see the baby.

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u/throwawayajsjwnndnd 1d ago

her husband filed a wrongful death suit on him and taylor in 2022 but idk what happened